Tag: Land Use Policies

Belgian Preserve Melds Farming and Conservation, and Fights Extreme Weather

Can Europe fight the effects of extreme weather while producing enough affordable food? A model combining conservation with agriculture may offer a solution.

If Hurricane Rebuilding Is Only Affordable for the Wealthy, This Is the Florida You Get

Despite their intent to make coastal communities safer, Florida’s building codes can actually complicate long-term resilience efforts.

‘The Untouchables’: How Columbia and N.Y.U. Benefit From Huge Tax Breaks

As New York City’s budget tightens, its wealthiest universities are bigger and richer than ever. Now, some officials think it’s time for the schools to pay more in taxes.

In Peru, a Fossil-Rich Desert Faces Unruly Development

The Ocucaje Desert, where paleontologists recently unearthed the ancient skeleton of the world’s heaviest animal, is being overtaken by human settlement.

New York City Loses Contentious Bid for Cricket Stadium to Long Island

The Adams administration hoped to place a 34,000-seat stadium in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, but its bid was met with criticism over the plan to lose public space to a private tournament.